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. While she has always voted in national elections, she feels it is more important than ever to engage with smaller races because of their impact on issues that she cares about like education, public health, gun control and reproductive rights.
Christina Cheng shows a jade bracelet that she has worn ever since she was 16 years old, as part of a cultural tradition, in her home in Allen, on Oct. 7, 2022. The bracelet is meant to act like a safeguard against badluck. When Cheng went to take her first test to become a Collin County volunteer voter registrar, she was turned away because the rules for the test stipulate no jewelery. Cheng returned a second time with a special form that permitted her to take the test with the bracelet on.
“If you’re not ready to take the big step and put yourself out there, at least you can back somebody who has your best interests,” she said. “The least we can do is vote.” But she identifies as an independent voter and sometimes favors Democratic candidates and policies, including expanding access to Medicaid coverage and affordable housing.
He’s a history and political science major, a tutor for a Texas government course and has helped people register to vote. He also urges friends and family to vote. “If you want something to change, and it’s not changing fast enough, not voting, boycotting the election is really not gonna make anything change,” he said. “It’s gonna make it worse.”
Now, she is getting involved again with local elections in Universal City, a town of about 20,000 people northeast of San Antonio. Igleheart said that she regularly advocates for tax relief for seniors and people with disabilities at City Council meetings. Since then, the 72-year-old has tried to stay engaged with elections by voting by mail. She says it’s easier for her, in part because she has time to look at her ballot and do more research on the candidates.
“If I have an opinion, I need to step up and vote,” Haddock said. “And then if I’m unhappy with the vote, I've got to accept that, you know, there were more people voting differently than I did.” First: Shkedi follows her two children to the retention pond behind their Pearland home on Sunday. Last: Shkedi outside of her home. She considers herself an independent voter but usually votes for Democrats due to a lack of viable independent candidates. Credit: Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tribune
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